Electrical measuring instrument.



No. 872,474. PATENTBD DEC. 3, 1907.'

W. E. SUMPNER.

ELECTRICAL MEASURING INSTRUMENT. APPLIOATIN FILED 00T. 19, 1905.

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PATENTED DEC. 3, 1907.

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ISpeciication of Letters Patent.

appunti@ met october 19.71905. serai No. 283,445.

ELECTRICAL MEASURING INSTRUMENT.

Patented Dec. 3,- 1907.

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WILLIAM EDWARD stiirxnn, or BIRmNGiiAu'ENGLAND. i

-b *Be-dt: know-1i that I, WILLtAM EnWARD of thin stampings shaped as disks, and rings -SL\j1 15 NEn, af; citizen of the British Empire, respectively, the latter surrounding the fori and aresidentiof Birmingham, in 'arWick- .mer and concentricwiththem. The two sets 5 shir'e ,1 England, have invented certain new of stampings maybe madefupint-o cylindrical 60 and k;.i 1s'e f'ulv improvements in 'Electrical blocks andsuitablyfixed so as to haveaconrlfleasuring Instruments and `I do here-by mon axis, While leaving between the two stadeclarethefolloving to be4 a full, clear, and tors an annular air gap 'in which the moving "gefxactg description of the same, Areference parts lof' the instrument can turn. These T19: beingghadl, to the ,acco panying drawings, movingpartscomprise one or more fcoilswhich 65 forming/ a part of thisspecitication, and to maybe rectangular in shape and which form "theffigures,and ,letteyrs of reference marked avsingle moving system. The axis ofrevoluthereon; 'I 1 i tion ofthe moving system is the same` as the' inv iorrrelates to power factor'incommon 'axis of the stators The coils when 1 5 dicators, tll is. ,t o instruments designed to rectangularare so constructedthattufo op- 70 indicate tli e po,\v er factor, or phase relation posite sides have' thesame length as the between current; and voltage in -n alternat- 'diameter of the annular air,gap,'\vl1ile the ingelec'tricircuit, Whether the circuit be other two sides are parallel to the axis and sing e hasegtvvo phase or three phase. In the greater part oftheir lengths move in Athis n the u inentsA hitherto usually made for air gap, which gap should be made as narrow A75 suc'hlpu posesthe magnetic fields set up by as possible consistent"\\'ith the necessary the r e kv e al and the forces. exerted freedom of motion of the moving system'.

lorithe in vinglpafrts of the instrument are TheA current through the :moving coil kor feeblel Asa 'consequence these instruments coils `may be produced either by thepcurrents 25 'lo leIicateIy4 constructed, and are through the mains, 4or by thevolt-agesacross 80 vI ff tedby externalmagnetic fields. them, the former-if the stator or statols are Th'eobjec t thel present invention is to Wound-for the voltages, and the latter if the provide' in ents free from these defects, stator or stators are Wound for thecurrents. bylapplying o them the Well known princi- The winding. of the stator or stators is ar- .'30 pleofiaslronjg 6ta-ting magnetic field acting ranged to suit the circuit for which the'in.- 85

' aero vi'rgapl between iron masses. strument is intended, and is inconnection constructed 1 in accordance with this circuit either directly-or throu h wit h `t lus nve'ntion operate by the interacthe medium of suitable transformers. T- e 'tion ofi rot'atii'ig magnetic field Whose fre Winding must consist of at least two sets of v 35 quency and phase depend upon one of the coils traversed by currents in suitable phase 90 tivo quantities, and *an* alternating currentrelation to one another. For a three phase `'Whosefratrie cv. and phase depend upon. the circuit vit may consist of three similar Windothei offthet v o quantities, Whosephase rela-v yings symmetrically. spaced as in ordinary tion is to beindi'cated. For example, in an three phase motors, and traversed lay-three `4o ins trument' constructed in accordance with phase currents produced either by the vol- 95 'this invention a Astrong rotating magnetic tages across the mains ofthe circuit, or by the field may be produced in the manner exeni-l currents throughthese mains. If, no\v, the pliiedintheavell lrnoivn single phase and -moving system be free and one ofithe coils multipliase' duction 'i'notors. `The iron forming the moving syste-m betraversedA by 45 partsgof the s trumen'tinay consist of an a current of the-samefrequency as that Vtot, 100 inner a outer, por ui as in induction the rotating f i'el l-,-the t-:oilwill,' ta-kenp,adefife as 1 n u 1s the e endingmere ff-upoiigtlie ftheacurrentlithrough;itrto- -ndv Whichwllgin 'the'abzi extraneousgdi urbin .forcesib'e in-iO dependent-tofithestrength offt fsamirrent,or: of tl 1e strength;otthegrotating ldinMhchfthe-.coil inoves. A pointer; attached to the; movingsystenpwillindicatefon fa suitable" i vcalibrated scale fixed to' theouter stator, the 110 v ondary' of these transformers a reversing powerfactors, the scale tobe used .depending l ing reversal, these devices beingimore fully side-elevations of a a diagram showing a modified form of mov- The formof instrument illustrated in Figs.

' stators vconstitute a stationaiv .multiphase' .supplied with a corresponding numberA of currents all differing in air gap, is meant an air -gap of dimensions sufcient only to `periiiit the freedom of mosimilar. device can be used when the moving the voltages of three p hase mains. The reversing switch on one of the secondaries of which is-leftfunwound. The windings are tion to :the moving phase relation of the current tested. The I moving system is balanced and quite free to move it is not provided With a spring or other form of control, tending to bring it to a denite position on the scale.

' If the moving coil forms part of a circuit common to the secondary circuits of two current transformers, the primaries of which are placed in two of the mains of a three phase system, it is advantageous to use o n the sec# switch, so constructed that there is an interi val of shortI circuit during reversal. This makes it possible to provide the instrument conveniently with two scales, one for reading high power factors, and the other for low on the position -of the reversing switch. A

coil'forms part o'f a circuit including in series the secondaries of two voltage transformers, the primaries of which are put across two of the transformers should in this case besuch that there is an intervalof open circuit vduringcoil and inner stator.v Figs. 4to 7, inclusive, are .di grams illustrating .various applications of the instruments.:

1 & 2 ofv the accompanying `drawings `cornprises anoiiter stator a, having holes or slots a1 for the windings and aninner stator b indicated at c, c1, c2, and the ends of the coilsl are shown respectively-fat i1 me' n, '0 2 n?. The coils may be joinedv up infany ordinary and'suitable; manner to theL multi hase cir cuit. `-These windings together wit i the ironl electromagnet, that is to say, anv iron-cored magnetic systemof which all the iron appreciably-atfecting the total magnetic iux is fixed, .and magnetized b v two or more windings secured to -the iron. The windings are phase, and the iron' stators together with the air gap serve to provide a distinct magnetic circuit for each winding, thus-producingwhat is called a ro-` tating magnetic iield as in an ordinary induction motor.- The stators are so dimensioned and assembled as to provide a minimum air gap d for themoving coil e. By minimum Oil e 'By this; means I obtainall the advantagerin the way 'of'af strong i'ield. accruing to the useof a practii 'cally closed iron magnetic circuit, and yet avoid the great disadvantage of haviiiga heavy moving system, the strong force diie to the strong iield being exerted on a light moving system of conduc tors which need not carry any iron at all, and which will o erate when carrying currents so small that t ey do not appreciably affect the field of the multiphase electromagnet.

pivotally supported by the insulated bars f secured to-the outer stator a by' bolts f1. Current is led into and out from the moving coil in any convenient manner such for cxample as by fine Wires c', exerting no appie `ciable control on the system. A pointer serves to indicate on a scale -j the movement oi` the coil c". lThe mode of supppiting the inner stator l; is clearly shown in {the drawings. The inner stator b is secured by end 'olates b to the outer stator t1., the said plates eing formed with neck portions sufficiently narrow to permitas large" a range of movement as possible to the moving coil e.

Fig. 3 illustrates a/coristruction by which an almost' complete rotation of the coil can be obtained. One edge of the coil e is for-ined coincidently with the axis lof revolution. The inner sta-toi' b is gapped to enable the coil to be placed in posi'tion. Bot-h coil e and stator b are mounted Similarly to the correspoiiding parts shown at Figs. 1A and i.A

In Fig. Liis shown one mode of connecting a reversing switch for the-purpose lier-einbeforc referred to i. e. to enable the same in- `strument to be employed for reading either high or lovT poweriactors. g g g represent the three mains of a three phase circuit. 711 and h2 are the primaryr coils of two transformers whose secondaries l, and l, are connected in series through a non-inductive resistance m, the moving coii e and a reversing switch o.V The function of the switch o is to reverse the connections of one of the two secondaii'es,v in this case Z2, although it might vbe equally'well applied to.l, instead. By thisl 'means the sca e over which the pointer attached to the coil e moves hastwo different meanings, Acorresponding With'the two posi- -tions of the switch 0.- Two scales,'eacli cor-- responding withone position of the' switch, are preferably provided.. The reversal fof connectionsaifected by the switch o'serves tochange, `by a'definite and fixed amount the pliase-oftheciirrit in moving coil c. A simiar result mayzbe obtained by em loying cur rent transformers instead of vo tage transformers, tire connection to the coil as indicated byiFig. 5.! 'Furthertliesame're suit mayalst) beobtained when the instrument is used onpasingle phaselcircuit', by'siibstituting througibthe medium -of. a two Wayswitch o', as 'showiiat Fig. .6 a condenser, and a non- -inductive' resistance, for one another alternately, series with the moving coil. rihe ist 'windingsl of the electromegnet may bearpart from the symmetry usually found in multipliase -motors I' designate dissyniinet- `rical windings, to indicate that the two or more setsof rwindings have either ari-uneven space distribution, Jor an unequal number of ampere turns, or afconibination of these two qualities.-l 1t is desirable to make use ol' such windings when the most important scale readings would otlierwisebe too crowded toin phase relatively to that in c.

gether, in order to produce such a distribu tion of scale markings asbest suits'the'pur- 'posein hand.- In a single phase instrument 'variation of the mutual phase relationship of the currents in the windings produces a like effect.

.In Fig. 7 is sliown`.one inode-of supplying suitable currents to a inultiphaseele'ctr' magnet from a single phase circuit.` In this diagram wherein only four magnet windings are shown for simplicity of illustration p1 is the primary of a current transformer in-l serted in one of the single phase mains g1. p2 are two secondaries in the primary p1, and have two ends connected together at p3. The other ends are connected together through a. non-inductive resistance r1 one-set of windings c of the multipliase electromagnet anda choking coils. The second set of magnet-'windings ci is connected to the point of junction of c & s and tothe point p3 of direct junction of the two secondaries l p2. These two secondaries thus cooperate with the electromagnet to produce a rotating field since the' coil cLA receives a current displaced c1 receives the difference between the current-s in the two secondaries while c receives the current from lone secondary. may be formed by the-two portions of a single winding having a point therein tapped forthe junction p3, or they may bethe seconda-ries ofV two distinct transformers and be each energized by its'own primary. In such vease the two primaries must be similarly excited, from the same source, that is, lif l current transformers they must carry the same current and if potential transformers' the same potential or currents or potentials proportional t-o and in phase with one another.

y Finally, various modifications may be made by those skilled inthe art, in the above The two secondaries the conductor substantially as set-forth.

described constructions -and cpnnections,

` without departing from the spirit1 andscope 'of this invention. A The `above described. construetipns are 'given by 'way of illustration and ,s uclrmodi-- cations, for example, las theuse of moving .coils of otherthan rectangular shape, or of stators of variousshapes, orpfanywell Vknown means to .produce .a rotating vfield, mayl bemade, 'as will readily -be-understoodb v those skilled in -theart'ff magnet windings have beienfshown'for. clearness of illustration. Infpractioe'the num-ber andarrangement of the-slots andlwindings employed would preferably be" as'lin Fig.' ll, and the windings would be.Y correspondingly connected. .W Having .now particularly described and ascertained the nature o'fini'y saidinvention and in whatjmanner,thesame isto' berperformed, I decla-re that what lclaiin is' Y v 1. .1 An instrument for indicating electrical phase relations coiiiprijsiiig astationary multipliase iron cored electroniagnet' having a l narrow air gap, a conductor ,capable of movement in the saidair gap, and iireans for supplying the conductor witli'ficurren-t `whose phase relation with4 the rotaryfield'is in correspondence with the phase relation to be in'- dicated, substantially as set forth. i y 2. An instrument .for indicating. electrical phase relations` comprising an outer -iron core, an inner iron core, a conductor capable of'niovenientin the air vgap between-thecores, means forA producing vin such air gap a rotary field whose frequencyand phase depend on one of the two quantities whose hase'y relation is to be indicated, and means or supplying the movable conductor with a l.

current whose frequency and phase depend upon -the other of such quantities substantially as set forth.

.3'. An instrument for indicating electrical phase relations comprising a stationary multipliase iron cored electroinagnet adapted to yproduce a. rotary magnetic field, a conductor capable of movement `in the said rotary field, means for supplying the conductor with currentwhose phase relation with the .rotary field is in .correspondence withthe phase relation to be indicated, and means'for changing by a 4definite amount the mutual phase relationship of the field and the current in Ll. An instrument lfor indicating electrical iiol phase .-relations, comprising an outer iron core, anviiiner ironcore, a conductor capable. ofl inovementin the, air gap between the. cores, coils which when appropriately energized produce in such air gap a rotary field' whose frequency and-phase depend on one-of .the two quantities Whose phase relation is'to l he indicated, means for supplying the movable conductor with a current fwhose fi"e.

quency and phase depend upon the other' of l ately energized produce a rotary field in such 30 such quantities and means for changing by definite amount the mutual phase relationlship of the produced field andthe current in lthe movable conductor substantially as set i forth.

5. v4An instrument for indicating electrical phase relations, comprising an outer iron core, an inner iron core, a conductor capable of' movement in the .air gap between the cores-,coils which When-appropriately energized produce in such air gap a rotary field, Whose frequency and phase depend on one of the two quantities Whose phase relation is to be indicated,l means for supplying the coils withcurrents corresponding in frequency and phase with the currents in the mains of a multiphase system, transformers having .their primaries ccnnected'r'espectively across suchV Vmams, a non inductivev resistance Joined in series vwith the secondaries 'of the phase relations comprising aninner iron core, y an outer-iron core, a conductor capable of said transformers and With the movable con-v ductor`and a reversing switch substantially as and for the purpose set forth.'v

6. An instrument for indicating electrical movement in the air gap between the cores, dlssymn''ietrical` coils `Which When appropric energized produce in -one of the two a air gap,A and means for supplying the movable conductor with current Whose phase relationshipwith the produced rotary field is in correspondence-With the phase relation ship to be indicated substantially as. set forth. Y '7. An instrument for indicating electrical phase relations comprising an annular laminated outer iron core, an inner laminated `iron core concentric therewith, passages insaid outer core, a conductor capable of movement in the air gap between the cores, coils in said-passages which when 4such air gap a'rotary field Whose frequency and phase depend on tion is to be in icated, and 'means for supplying the movable conductor with acum-ent appropriatelyuantities whose phase rela- Whose frequency and phase depend onwthe other of such quantities substantially as set forth.

In testimonywhereof have signed :my A.

name to this specification in the presence of.

two subscribing Witnesses. Y. W'ILLIAM EDWARD SUMPNER. Witnesses: E. M. WEBB, f SIDNEY GEO.WEBB. 

